Purple Sector
Pheasant Wood Circuit, turn by turn
Pheasant Wood Circuit (Marulan) turn by turn: all 9 numbered turns, clockwise, the Turn 1 and Turn 2 hairpins among them, with shape, spacing and notes.
Pheasant Wood Circuit at Marulan is raced clockwise, with 9 numbered turns on the operator’s own map. The operator gives the circuit as 1.6 km, while Purple Sector’s mapped route of the lap is 1,414 m round, so the circuit page gives no length; the distances below are measured on that mapped route. Each turn below has its direction, its shape from Purple Sector’s mapped geometry, and how far it sits from the turns either side.
The notes under each turn are paraphrased from the NSW Supersprint series' description of the lap, linked beside them.
All 9 turns
Shapes come from Purple Sector’s registry geometry.
| Turn | Direction | Shape | From previous turn | To next turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | right | hairpin, about 146° | 350 m after T9 | 180 m to T2 |
| T2 | right | hairpin, about 198° | 180 m after T1 | 135 m to T3 |
| T3 | left | bend, about 212° | 135 m after T2 | 165 m to T4 |
| T4 | left | roughly right-angle corner, about 113° | 165 m after T3 | 135 m to T5 |
| T5 | right | bend, about 149° | 135 m after T4 | 110 m to T6 |
| T6 | right | roughly right-angle corner, about 89° | 110 m after T5 | 110 m to T7 |
| T7 | right | open corner, about 37° | 110 m after T6 | 85 m to T8 |
| T8 | left | bend, about 152° | 85 m after T7 | 140 m to T9 |
| T9 | right | bend, about 215° | 140 m after T8 | 350 m to T1 |
Turn 1
Turn 1 is a right-hand hairpin, turning through about 146°. (NSW Supersprints) Turn 1 comes 350 m after T9, and T2 follows 180 m later. The start/finish straight climbs to it, and it is a late-apex corner with positive camber. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 2
Turn 2 is a right-hand hairpin, turning through about 198°. (NSW Supersprints) Turn 2 comes 180 m after T1, and T3 follows 135 m later. The track drops downhill into it, and the series calls this long, banked, constant-radius hairpin faster than it looks. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 3
Turn 3 is a left-hander, turning through about 212°. Turn 3 comes 135 m after T2, and T4 follows 165 m later. It is cambered and opens up as the track runs slightly downhill. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 5
Turn 5 is a right-hander, turning through about 149°. Turn 5 comes 135 m after T4, and T6 follows 110 m later. The series names it as a place to pass on the inside. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 6
Turn 6 is a roughly right-angle right-hander, turning through about 89°. Turn 6 comes 110 m after T5, and T7 follows 110 m later. It ends a short straight. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 7
Turn 7 is an open right-hander, turning through about 37°. Turn 7 comes 110 m after T6, and T8 follows 85 m later. It is a fast corner on a downhill run. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 8
Turn 8 is a left-hander, turning through about 152°. Turn 8 comes 85 m after T7, and T9 follows 140 m later. It has negative camber, so the braking and set-up on the way in matter. (NSW Supersprints)
Turn 9
Turn 9 is a right-hander, turning through about 215°. Turn 9 comes 140 m after T8, and T1 follows 350 m later. It is cambered 17 degrees at the apex and has a fast exit onto the start/finish straight. (NSW Supersprints)
History
The site was the Marulan Driver Training Centre, set up by the Willmington family in 1992. Steve Shelley bought it in 2016 and rebuilt it with a wider, longer track, and in June 2026 it sold for about A$11 million.
Questions
How many turns does Pheasant Wood Circuit have?
9 numbered turns on the operator’s map, raced clockwise: 3 left-handers and 6 right-handers.
How long is Pheasant Wood Circuit?
The operator says 1.6 km. Purple Sector’s mapped route of the lap measures 1,414 m, so the circuit page gives no length until the two agree.
Map, layouts and turn numbers: Pheasant Wood Circuit track map. More maps: every track in New South Wales · the track list. Other circuits turn by turn: Mount Panorama · Phillip Island · Sydney Motorsport Park · The Bend Motorsport Park · Queensland Raceway · Lakeside Park · One Raceway · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Sandown Raceway · Adelaide Street Circuit · Euromarque Motorsport Park (Ruapuna) · Hampton Downs Motorsport Park · MotorMall Wanneroo Raceway · Winton Motor Raceway · Calder Park Raceway · Ipswich Kart Club · Morgan Park Raceway · Hidden Valley Raceway · Symmons Plains Raceway · Baskerville Raceway · Mallala Motor Sport Park · Highlands Motorsport Park · Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon · Taupō International Motorsport Park · Teretonga Park · Luddenham Raceway · Collie Motorplex · Wilby Motorsport Park.
Sources, checked 28 October 2026
- Turn numbers, directions, lengths and bend geometry (numbered to the operator’s map): Purple Sector’s circuit page: purplesector.dev/tracks/pheasant-wood-circuit
- Turn numbers 1 to 9 and the published 1.6 km: Pheasant Wood Circuit (operator), The Circuit: pheasantwoodcircuit.com.au/pages/the-circuit
- Clockwise, the two hairpins and the lap described bend by bend: Motorsport Australia Pro Speed NSW Supersprints, tracks: supersprintnsw.com/tracks
- The Marulan Driver Training Centre, the 2016 purchase and rebuild, and the 2026 sale: AMCN (16 Jun 2026): amcn.com.au/editorial/pheasant-wood-circuit-changes-hands-in-11m-sale